Prankster sentenced to five years in prison for hoax call

Texas - A former Pranknet member has been sentenced to five years in prison for a hoax call that resulted in significant damage to a McDonald’s in Texas. James Tyler Markle, 20, received the stiff sentence during a sentencing hearing before Judge Barry Bryan in Angelina County District Court. Markle will soon be transported from the county jail to the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, the state’s oldest lockup and home to its death chamber....more

Mom Sentenced in Death of Quadriplegic Daughter

FLINT, Michigan - A Flint woman was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison for the death of her adopted quadriplegic daughter whose starved body was stashed in a storage unit. Lorrie Thomas appeared in Genesee County Circuit Court on Monday, a month after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter. The body of 9-year-old Shylae Thomas was discovered in a storage unit last April. In a tearful plea to the judge, Thomas denied killing Shylae and said, ?I am not a monster.? ---...More